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In 2003, President Bush announced that the U.S. would enter into trade negotiations with Thailand for a possible U.S.- Thailand Free Trade Agreement (UST-FTA). This is part of the President’s desire to develop closer economic ties with the 10 ASEAN countries (Association of Southeast Asian Nations). The fifth round of negotiations for this FTA was completed in September 2005. The U.S. trade representatives hope to finalize the details of the agreement in early 2006, after which it would need to go to Congress to be ratified.
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